ἐπιμαρτυρέω
εἰπὼν ἃ θέλεις, ἀντάκουε ἃ μὴ θέλεις → if you say what you want, hear in response what you don't want
English (LSJ)
A bear witness to a thing, depose to, ἐ. ἡμῖν τὰ ὀνόματα μὴ . . κεῖσθαι Pl.Cra.397a; ἐ. τι πρός τινας Plu.Lys.22; τὰ χρήματα ἅ κα ἐπιμαρτυρήσωντι of which they admit the possession, Tab.Heracl. 1.156: c. inf., τῶν πραγμάτων -ούντων τὴν δύναμιν αὐξάνεσθαι Plu. Sert.12, cf. 1 Ep.Pet.5.12; ὅτι . . Luc.Alex.42: abs., Plu.Nic.6:— Pass., to be confirmed by evidence, S.E.M.7.211, Polystr.p.31 W. 2. bear witness in favour of, τινί Phld.Oec.p.57J. II. Astrol., support by aspect, Vett.Val.111.31, PMag.Leid.W.24.16 (ii/iii A.D.). III. in Med., adjure, τισὶ μὴ ποιέειν τι Hdt.5.93 (as v.l. for ἐπιμαρτύρομαι).
German (Pape)
[Seite 960] Zeuge wobei sein, Etwas durch sein Zeugniß bestätigen, bezeugen, εἰ ἡμῖν ἐπιμαρτυρήσει αὐτὰ τὰ ὀνόματα μὴ κεῖσθαι Plat. Crat. 397 a; Ggstz ἀντιμαρτυρέω, Sext. Emp. adv. math. 7, 211; oft Plut., τί, Lys. 22; absol., Nic. 6; vgl. App. Syr. 41. – Med. = ἐπιμαρτύρομαι, Λακεδαιμονίοισι ἐπεμαρτυρέοντο μὴ ποιέειν Her. 5, 93.
